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What can I do if my flight is cancelled by the Iberia strikes in Spain? All you need to know as January walkouts are set to affect 45,000 passengers

TRAVEL disruption is expected over the King’s Day weekend as ground staff from Spanish airline Iberia go on strike. The former flag carrier has already cancelled 444 flights over the period of

3 Jan, 2024 @ 12:19

Lead·Travel News

Los Pasillos De Aeropuerto Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Practicamente Vacios Por El Covid19

Fresh airport strikes in Spain: Baggage handlers to walk out on these dates in December and January

SPAIN’S two biggest labour unions, UGT and CCOO, have called eight days of strike action for Spanish airline Iberia’s ground service staff over the Christmas holidays, threatening travel chaos for thousands of

14 Dec, 2023 @ 11:16

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

H&M stores closed in Spain due to a strike

Unions call off H&M strikes across Spain after Swedish company makes preliminary offer to improve conditions

MAJOR strike action in Spain by employees of clothing retailer H&M has come to an end after the Swedish company made a preliminary offer to its staff that meets some of their

28 Jun, 2023 @ 21:00

Business & Finance·Lead

TCall centres in Spain could be fined if callers are forced to hang on for more than three minutes

After call centre worker dies at her desk in Spain, unions denounce claims colleagues were forced to keep working

SPANISH labour unions CGT and UGT have denounced the actions of a call centre in Madrid after a member of staff died at her desk and other workers were allegedly forced to

21 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid

Trade unions in Spain sign deal with key employer groups for guaranteed wage rise of 10% over three years

A WAGE DEAL amounting to at least 10% rises in pay packets for many workers in Spain has been agreed between major employers associations and trade unions. The CEPYME and CEOE employers

10 May, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Madrid·National News

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action a week ago. Regional Health Minister, Miguel

2 Mar, 2023 @ 12:12

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Hotel workers set to strike over Easter holiday in Spain’s Murcia region

UNIONS representing hotel workers in the Murcia region have called for strikes during the busy Easter and Spring Fiesta period after being offered a 0.7% salary rise on a monthly figure of

17 Feb, 2023 @ 14:04

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Air traffic controllers stage second Monday strike at 16 airports in Spain

AIR traffic controllers at 16 airports in Spain have gone on strike for a second successive Monday. Workers for private companies Saerco and FerroNats claim they are among the worst-paid air traffic

6 Feb, 2023 @ 14:17

Lead·National News

Easyjet cabin crew in Spain reach pay deal and call off strikes

A fresh weekend strike by Easyjet cabin crew in Spain has been scrapped after a new pay deal was reached between management and unions. Staff were due to walk out on Friday

29 Jul, 2022 @ 10:54

Lead·National News

Ryanair to expand in Spain: Budget airline plans for five new bases in the country|

MUST READ: Ryanair cabin crew unions in Spain announce weekly strikes through to January 2023

UNIONS representing Ryanair cabin crew staff in Spain have announced a schedule of weekly strikes running into January 2023. The row over higher pay demands and a demanding for better working conditions

27 Jul, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Must Read·National News

Security guards wanted as health centre staff on Spain's Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

Call for security guards as health centre staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

RISING cases of verbal and physical assaults on Torrevieja area health centre staff has led to calls for better security. Unions are demanding security guards to protect workers at facilities that are

24 Jun, 2022 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Premium·Torrevieja

Ryanair claims cabin crew strikes in Spain and elsewhere will be 'relatively insignificant' in disrupting summer holiday flights

Ryanair claims cabin crew strikes in Spain will be ‘relatively insignificant’ in disrupting summer holiday flights

BUDGET airline Ryanair claims six days of cabin crew strikes in Spain will be ‘relatively insignificant in terms of disruption’. Cabin crew will strike on June 24, 25, 26 and 30, as

17 Jun, 2022 @ 14:12

Lead·National News·Premium

Ryanair cabin crew in Spain call six days of strikes threatening travel chaos at start of summer holidays

UNIONS for Ryanair staff in Spain have announced six days of strikes in late June and early July after negotiations with management over pay collapsed. Cabin crew based in Spain will strike

13 Jun, 2022 @ 14:50

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

Ryanair blasts Spain's airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze

MUST READ: Ryanair cabin crew strike inches closer as airline scraps union talks in Spain

BUDGET airline Ryanair has walked out of talks with two unions in Spain over improved pay and conditions for cabin staff. It increases the chance of summer strikes threatened by unions in

9 Jun, 2022 @ 11:32

Lead·Must Read·National News·Premium

Ryanair summer holiday flights threat as unions in Spain and Europe plan strikes

MUST READ: Ryanair summer flights threat as unions in Spain and Europe plan strikes

RYANAIR flights in Europe could be disrupted by strikes this summer over cabin crew working conditions. Spain’s USO and SITCPLA unions have joined forces with counterparts in Belgium, France, Italy, and Portugal

20 May, 2022 @ 19:15

Lead·Must Read·National News·Premium

To the tractors! Malaga farmers plan protest to highlight problems in Spain’s agricultural sector

FARMERS are to take part in a tractor protest in Malaga to highlight issues that are blighting the agricultural sector, including a rise in production costs, labour reforms, unfair competition and severe

22 Feb, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga

Unite the Union and the NASUWT teachers’ union are teaming up to fight a Brexit frontier ‘catastrophe’ with sister unions across the border

Gibraltar and Spain unions team up to try to pressure politicians for a free flowing frontier after Brexit finally happens

25 Oct, 2019 @ 15:27

Gibraltar·Lead

Ryanair announces 29 new routes to Spain in time for the summer

The changes will see more flights coming from Valencia, Alicante and Sevilla as well as domestic flight paths from Sevilla to Alicante and the Canary Islands.

15 Feb, 2018 @ 11:05

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Sevilla·Travel News

Spain’s minimum wage set to rise so long as current economic growth is sustained

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy reached an agreement with trade unions to raise the minimum wage by 28.4 euros more a month in 2018, which means by 2019 it will rise to 773 euros

28 Dec, 2017 @ 10:48

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Flight delays feared across Europe as french workers go on strike

Protesters are expected to take to the streets of towns and cities across France on Tuesday

11 Sep, 2017 @ 17:46

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Unemployment falls in Spain, but most jobs ‘precarious’

Just four out of every 100 contracts signed in December were long-term and full-time, the UGT has said

21 Jan, 2017 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Estepona issues pay cuts to avoid slashing jobs

Mayor Urbano met with trade unions in Estepona, who agreed to significant worker pay cuts in an effort to save jobs

19 Jul, 2012 @ 10:50

Malaga

Demonstrators clash with police in Malaga as general strike begins

Industrial action called in protest at labour law reforms that will make it easier for employers to lay-off workers

29 Mar, 2012 @ 13:00

Malaga·National News